Indolent aristocrat Tony employs competent Barrett as his manservant and all seems to be going well until Barrett persuades Tony to hire his sister as a live-in maid.
Directed by Joseph Losey
london, england
servant
bachelor
manipulation
con man
role reversal
alcoholism
femme fatale
sexual humiliation
downfall
black and white
alcohol abuse
seductress
cuckold
class prejudice
class conflict
manservant
psychosexual thriller
master servant relationship
british class system
downward spiral
moral corruption
home intrusion
mirrors
self-destructive behavior
homme fatale
seductive maid
Rank
#9 in 1963·#991 overall
Trailer
IMDB
N/A
Letterboxd
4.1 / 5
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Cast
Dirk Bogarde
Hugo Barrett
James Fox
Tony
Sarah Miles
Vera
Wendy Craig
Susan Stewart
Catherine Lacey
Lady Agatha Mounset
Richard Vernon
Lord Willie Mounset
Harold Pinter
People in Restaurant: Society Man
Ann Firbank
People in Restaurant: Society Woman
Doris Nolan
People in Restaurant: Older Woman
Patrick Magee
People in Restaurant: Bishop
John Dankworth
Jazz Band Leader (uncredited)
Jill Melford
People in Restaurant: Younger Woman
Crew
Joseph Losey
Director
Harold Pinter
Screenplay
John Dankworth
Original Music Composer
Douglas Slocombe
Director of Photography
Joseph Losey
Producer
John Dankworth
Conductor
Popular Reviews
139 reviews
Edison
9.0★ · 05/07/26
The Servant (1963)
Keeping it short, this is a fucking good film. There are good films and there is The Servant, absolute brilliance in filmmaking in every aspect.
Foreshadowing, shifting power dynamics, use of camera, acting feels raw and honest nothing over the top, it’s just brilliant.
If you liked Parasite you will love this one, they’re a bit similar.
Rating 4.5/5 🎬
The Servant (1963)
Keeping it short, this is a fucking good film. There are good films and there is The Servant, absolute brilliance in filmmaking in every aspect.
Foreshadowing, shifting power dynamics, use of camera, acting feels raw and honest nothing over the top, it’s just brilliant.
If you liked Parasite you will love this one, they’re a bit similar.
Rating 4.5/5 🎬
Craw
9.0★ · 05/06/26
I was expecting homoerotic. Not something so subtle
Some of the best camerawork ever
Great movie
I was expecting homoerotic. Not something so subtle
Some of the best camerawork ever
Great movie
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8.0★ · 04/25/26
All of them are bipolar asf. Susan was probably the most normal motherfucker.
All of them are bipolar asf. Susan was probably the most normal motherfucker.
